Model Thinking Scott E Page

Reason # 1: Intelligent Citizen of the World2

Reason # 2: Clearer Thinker3

Reason # 3: Understand and Use Data4

Reason # 4: Decide, Strategize, and Design5

Outline and Structure6

Outline 7Image: Puzzledcat.blogspot

Outline 8Image: Nuke Mayhem Deviant Art

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Tipping Points Markov Processes

Lyapunov Models

Colonel Blotto

Wisdom of CrowdsCollective Action

Learning ModelsEconomic Growth

Decision Theory Spatial Voting

Linear Models

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Online Course Format• Videos

– 8-15 minutes– Questions

• Readings – Linked on Wiki

• Assignments• Quizzes• Discussion Forum

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Section Structure

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Section Structure• The model– Assumptions, results, applications

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Section Structure• The model– Assumptions, results, applications

• Technical Details– Measures, Proofs (Easy, Medium, Hard)– Practice Problems

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Section Structure• The model– Assumptions, results, applications

• Technical Details– Measures, Proofs (Easy, Medium, Hard)– Practice Problems

• Fertility

Model Thinking Scott E Page